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The CSIers have always been super secretive about their personal lives, but it turns out one has been more tight-lipped than the others. David Hodges (Wallace Langham) not only has a love interest — he has a fiancée! International supermodel Catrinel Marlon, who has served as a spokeswoman for Fiat, has been cast as the strikingly beautiful and mysterious Italian, Elisabetta.
The team will learn that Hodges met his betrothed while he was in Tuscany, and insecure Elisabetta will be none too pleased to learn that her groom's co-workers know nothing about her.
Will they make it to the altar? We'll find out when the episode, titled "Double Fault," airs in January.


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Here's one celebrity who we see naked all the time. Well, make that almost naked, because she usually has nip slip, or pussy flash moments. And yeah, of course, we've seen her get fucked in her various sextapes. Socialite Emily VanCamp isn't exactly shy about being naked. And you can see that in these hot nudes I posted here.
To be fair to the blonde slut, she does have a great body. Yes, she has small tits, but she those pussy and ass sure are worth the hardcore fuck. And well, we all know by now that Emily VanCamp likes exactly just that. A wild, mind-blowing, hardcore fuck. Emily VanCamp is just sexually-charged as always. Anyway, check out more Emily VanCamp nudes and hardcore fuck pics right here.
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[This is a re-post of my review from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It has been slightly altered to reflect the new title. Fruitvale Station opens in limited release today.]
Here's one of the most morbid thoughts you can ever put in your head: will I die today? This thought isn't to spur you to live each day like it's your last. It's a simple observation. Where has life led you to this point, where would you like your life to go, and how does one affect the other? In his debut feature Fruitvale Station, writer-director Ryan Coogler goes into the last day in the life of Oscar Grant, who was infamously shot by BART police officers in Oakland, California on New Year's Day, 2009. Coogler's solemn, no-frills direction lets us walk into Oscar's life, and become absolutely devastated as it heads to its inevitable conclusion. The film's emotional impact is only lessened by Coogler's bizarre decision to push a message that doesn't coincide with his movie's theme.
Fruitvale Station opens over a black screen with Oscar (Michael B. Jordan) and his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz) talking about how Oprah says it takes 30 days to form a habit. We then cut to the real and harrowing cell phone footage of the shooting at the Fruitvale BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station before Coogler circles back twenty-six hours to Oscar and Sophina spending time with their daughter Tatiana (Ariana Neal). We then follow Oscar throughout the day as we see him try to be a good son to his mother, Wanda (Octavia Spencer), while struggling to get his old job back and considering if he'll have to start selling weed again in order to make rent. Coogler also brings us back to 2007 midway through the film to show us Oscar's time in prison and a fateful event that would come around to New Year's Day, 2009.
Coogler, thankfully, does not want to make Oscar into a perfect human being. He's not a pillar of his community or someone on the verge of changing the world. He's incredibly flawed, and his first scene with Sophina has him being accused of cheating on her. Oscar's not a perpetual fuck-up, but he doesn't quite have his life together. He needs a job, he needs to make sure he doesn't go back to prison, and he wants to keep being a good boyfriend, father, and son. We identify with Oscar not because he's an ideal, but because he wants to be better. He wants the thirty days to form a new habit, and we know he'll never have those thirty days.
By weaving together Oscar's time in prison, his desire to change his future, and his impending death, Coogler makes his movie far more than "A nice guy was killed." That would still be tragic, but it would feel generic and almost insulting. In addition to Jordan's powerful breakthrough performance, the matter-of-fact way Coogan weaves together Oscar's story is what hooks us in and has us tearing up by the end (if not outright bawling like many audiences who saw the film at Sundance). We not only feel sympathy for Oscar, but we weep at the cruel fate that could befall anyone who hopes for a better future, especially someone with such modest dreams.
Except perhaps it's not "fate". Fatalism pervades Fruitvale Station, but the larger issue is whether Oscar could ever really change. The past simply can't be dropped away just because we're now planning to form a habit in thirty days. Changing who we are on a fundamental level is far more difficult, and that's assuming it can even be accomplished. After watching Fruitvale Station, one could argue that the Oscar in 2008 was still the Oscar in 2007, except 2008 Oscar was trying harder to improve his future. We cry because we know that future will never come.
The tragedy in Fruitvale is one of cruel endings and lost hope, but that's not how Coogler wants to close out his movie. Oscar's death became a rallying point against police brutality and racial profiling. He became a symbol, and Coogler wants his film to be about the man except the film comes back around to Oscar being a rallying cry. However, Coogler never introduces police brutality or racial profiling at any point other than when we see at the BART station. Coogler joins in the movement that has drowned out the honest, complicated life of Oscar Grant. Stopping police brutality and racial profiling are important, but pushing that issue ahead of Oscar reduces him to being a face on a protest sign.
We connect with the complicated life beyond that sign. We see ourselves in Oscar. He may have become a symbol for a political and social cause, but he also represents the aspirations of our lives, and the fear that our lives will be cut short before we can make them better. But perhaps that's not the greatest tragedy. Perhaps the greatest tragedy is what we see in the film far more than Oscar planning for his future. We see him playing with Tatiana, and we know that simple, beautiful present is gone forever.
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This week for Caturday Connections I'm delighted to introduce you all to a real life furry goddess, the amazing Artemis!
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I was rescued when I was about 8 weeks old, I was stuck in the engine of an old truck, in Limni on the Greek island of Evia. I yowled and screeched for ages and ages before the humans found me and took me back to their boat. They washed me in the galley sink as I was covered in oil. I am named after Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon. I live on their yacht, Fandancer, for most of the year, but I have also travelled on planes and trains across Europe, as they want to come back to UK for the winter to see little annoying people they call grandchildren.
2. How do you spend an average day of your life?
Obviously I have preferred places to sleep in the day, such as on the towels or the comfy cushions, or in the middle of the humans' bed. But occasionally I have a big stretch, a nibble of food, then I like to go ashore and explore. Sometimes I go on other boats and everyone loves me as I am super cute. Then I might wander into a taverna, or find a friendly fisherman who might throw me a fish.
3. What's your favourite thing to do to?
I love tormenting the local dogs. They don't scare me. I go right up to them, and they can bark in my face but I just give them a withering look. Then I turn my back on them and saunter up the gangplank and carry on staring at them from the aft deck.
4. Tell us about who you live with? Do you like them?
I live with Tim and Georgie Moon. They are so lucky to have me. I have changed their lives and now they have more fun everyday trying to look after me. I like hearing the female squeal when I bring a mouse or a cricket on board…
5. Do you prefer spending time on land or on the boat?
I'm very happy on the boat, but I like dry land too. In the winter they take me back to England and it's so cold! I grow a thick fur coat and sleep under their duvet.
6. Where's your favourite place on the boat?
I like to sleep in the shade under the dinghy on the foredeck. I also like posing on the aft deck when we are moored stern-to, and I like to count how many people take photos of me. My record is six cameras at once when we were moored in Gaios, Paxos.
7. I'm sorry to lower the tone, but as a boat cat myself one of the top questions I get asked is…Do you ever get sea-sick?
I was sick once, but I think that was due to the rotten fish I ate before we left harbour! I do feel queasy sometimes, but I snuggle down in my favourite basket in the cockpit and I'm fine.
8. What's the strangest thing you've ever seen whilst sailing?
We anchored once in a quiet bay and I saw the male human skinny dipping….. Oh, I'm probably not allowed to say that, (LOL) so another strange thing was a huge turtle swimming alongside us, his head was bigger than a football!
9. What's the worst thing you've ever done? (Don't be shy it's good to get it out in the open.)
Perhaps I shouldn't tell you this, as the humans have never proved it, but we have old fashioned stainless steel sinks in the heads, and I like putting my paw down and pulling out the metal drain insert. Then I chase it round the sink as it makes a lovely scratchy noise. Once I had it in my mouth, jumped down off the side, and I dropped the little strainer into the toilet! I slunk away and never told anyone. A few days later after the usual pumping palava, the loo got blocked and the male human had to take all the pipes and valves apart. After a day of swearing and cursing, he found my metal drain insert wedged in the pipe so he had to fish it out and renew the valve. Oops!
10. What do you think your next big adventure in life will be?
Well, I'm currently in England but the humans are getting ready to go back to Greece. They are taking me on a plane again. It's very annoying being in the cat carrier and I try to yowl as loud as I can for the whole journey. It's because I'm hungry as they wont give me food that day! I like making loud noises so everyone on the plane turns round and glares at the humans, who get embarrassed and try to deny my existence.
11. If somebody asked you for advice and you only had a few minutes to give them your best tip, what would it be?
Show that you love your humans by catching the biggest mouse, lizard, cricket or beetle that you can find. They will be so grateful, especially if you take it to them when they are in bed at 4am.
12. Do you have a website or social media channel where we can follow your future adventures?
I have my own Facebook page.
The female human has a blog, with a page about me. She often writes stories about me!
Wow! What a pawesome life Artemis! Thank you for sharing it with us all. Thank you to your humans too for the wonderful photos! You're really beautiful.
Happy Caturday evfurryone!
Bisous, Bailey


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DIY Holiday Lip Scrub
Cold, wintery weather = dry skin and chapped lips. 🙁 Keep your smackers soft and smoochable with this simple and cheap DIY Sugar Scrub recipe! 🙂
What you'll need:
- 3 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp jojoba oil
- 1/8 tsp peppermint essential oil
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
Combine ingredients and place in a small jar. Apply a tiny amount to your finger, and gently rub into your lips for about a minute. Rinse with warm water, pat dry, and apply your fave vegan lip balm. Enjoy your soft, yummy, kissable lips! *This makes a great gift, too!*
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FINALLY, finally and FINALLY! I have been searching for not only a homemade, natural lip scrub to un-ugly my lips, but a vegan website where the owner is as passionate (and as slightly craaaazy!) as me! YAY! Three years vegan this month!


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Hello members! I received this article from BlackBerryOS and wanted to share it with everyone here at BlackBerryOS.com. Thank you for your continued support of BlackBerryOS.com. We look forward to seeing you in this constantly growing site.
How was BlackberryOS thought of? Created? You probably won't be to shocked when you hear that BlackberryOS was created because, well, I was lazy. Sounds stupid huh? I was tired of trying going through countless pages of posts to try and find an active download link for a leaked OS. So I decided to provide a place where I would have all the leaked OS for all models so I did not have to spend hours trying to look for one when I needed it. It would also help out every one else. However, I did not have the name of BlackberryOS yet. It was just a single page on one of my other sites. Once word got out about the page, in the first month I was hitting 250 gigs of bandwidth. I was shocked. I did not think it would be that big of a hit.
That's when I thought of the idea of creating a .com site for all the leaked operating softwares. The last week of January was spent writing down site names and deciding which one would fit the best. There were probably 50 or so site names written on the paper. Then it was decided. Since our main intention is to provide people the leaked OS's at one place, that is one when the name BlackberryOS was born.
So in the beginning of Feb. I started coming up with ideas for a design / layout. Being completely new to this, I did not have much experience when it came to a design. What I had in my mind for a design would cost a bit which was not an option for me then. We came up with a design to just get it up so I can at least start with content. I was able to get some help from one or two members on another site and we started to add content to it. Quickly I realized it was not going to work out with the way it was going. After some thinking and decision making I decided to try creating an actual Blackberry website. Knowing I would be starting off in a world with huge sites such as Crackberry.com and Pinstack.com, I still went through with it. After some thinking and decision making, BlackberryOS.com was born. You can see in the image to the right what the original BlackberryOS.com main page looked like. Nothing like how we are now huh. It was a beginning and a starting point. However, in the first month we were able to drive in traffic and keep the traffic coming. We were only a simple forum based site with nothing else.
Only having a simple forum site was not going to cut it. The layout, the design, the colors, they were just not cutting it. If BlackberryOS.com were to attempt to keep traffic coming and gain new members, it needed some work. Some major work. That's when the decision was made, only a month and half open, BlackberryOS.com took new ownership. Wyman & Co was now in control, with the ability to make BlackberryOS.com bigger and better at all costs. We then went on a huge make over with the suggestions from our members and with the final product pleasing everyone.
In three months, BlackberryOS went from a single page to a 5,000 member and growing site. One of the major changes BlackberryOS went through, besides the make over was the logo. Three times to be exact before it was finalized thanks to our amazing Graphic and Design Manager.
The final stage of the make over was expanding. BlackberryOS.com was now apart of a family.
Because of all our members and the atmosphere we have at BlackberryOS.com is what makes BlackberryOS stay in the competition for being one of the top sites. We hope in another three months we can celebrate our 10,000 member milestone and be able to update this post with new memories to share. From me to you, thank you! Thank you to all our members who get the word out and keep this site alive. Thank you to all the team members for creating and providing a friendly and helpful environment.
Thank you ALL and can't wait to celebrate at 10,000 members.
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On the SpinDrop blog today, Dave Dash continues his look at the Lucene search engine for the Zend Framework with this new post showing how to boost certain terms' relevance in the search results.
Lucene supports boosting or weighting terms. For example, if I search for members of a web site, and I type in Dash, I want people with the name Dash to take precedence over somebody who has a hobby of running the 50-yard Dash.
He shows how to, with the help of a few simple lines of PHP code added to your application, you can easily boost terms based on field by whatever multiplier you choose.


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35 Iconic Oscars Dresses Worthy of Their Own Award
Sports fanatics have the Super Bowl, but for fashion-lovers, it's Oscars night we count down to. We build our brackets, rustle up some snacks, and sit back with our friends to weigh in on every stunning dress that comes down the red carpet. Every year, we wait nervously for those looks, the ones that take our breath away.
The anticipation's been building for months, and we can hardly wait for the big day to arrive. Who will be the standout star of 2019? Only time will tell. So, to tide us over, we've rounded up the 35 Oscars dresses we'll never forget.
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That's like a post-within-a-post, which is a device similar to the play-within-a-play you'll find in "Hamlet," which was a movie starring Mel Gibson. (I went to a college.) That makes this blog literature, so how you like me now? (Shakespeare actually coined the expression "How you like me now?" Shylock says it in "Merchant of Venice" after busting some sort of move.)
Also, I see the Bicycling column has zero (0) comments on it so far, which means you can be the very first person to log on and call me a fatuous douche-wallah.
Speaking of my formidable artistic abilities, having mastered literature I've moved on to landscape photography, and I've quickly mastered that too:
Seriously, it's got water fowl and everything:
If you'd like to make that image your desktop, simply hit CTRL-Open Apple-Alt-Option-Command with the shift lock turned on, and with any luck your computer won't explode or randomly open browser windows full of live pornography videos playing at top volume, resulting in your immediate ejection from the public library.
Also, you'll automatically be charged $15, but that's a small price to pay for looking at a cold bridge that has been rendered aesthetically pleasing by winter storm Maximus, which is what this last snowstorm was actually called, though I understand the makers of the Maximus Enhancement Cobalt Glider are suing for trademark infringement:
I've been running one of these in my PF30 bottom bracket shell along with a ceramic bearing upgrade and I figure I'm saving at least .00003 watts per kilometer.
Speaking of performance enhancement, a reader tells me a clean-cut youth says doping is a thing of the past:
Germany's Marcel Kittel, a member of Team Giant-Shimano who is here for the Tour of Dubai this weekend, told Gulf News: "The most important thing for us young riders is to show that we are different. We need to show that we are here to fight for our voice and that we do not want to be compared to those riders who have cheated or are cheating. We are ready to fight for our idea of cycling and we want to make clear what we want."
Yeah, right. Save it, haircut. Either this kid is lying, or he's a total dork and the cool kids won't let him come to their doping parties.
Or, even more likely, he's both.
By the way, apparently there's a Tour of Dubai now, which creeps me out in the same way that Bob Dylan Chrysler commercial did.
Meanwhile, closer to the cold, cold grave of the age spectrum, we all know that the hot new trend among middle-aged amateurs is pumping your scranus full of testosterone and then racing cyclocross--and if you're about to slap a patch on your chamois region you might want to think twice, because apparently it can make you have a heart attack:
The most recent study, published in the journal PLoS One and funded by the National Institutes of Health, followed about 56,000 older and middle-aged men. It found that those over 65 had double the rate of heart attacks as did those not taking the testosterone drugs, and that there was a similar increased risk among men under 65 with previous heart disease.
In other words, stick with EPO and ludicrously expensive wheelsets--though Mike Burrows says that, while some wheels can be laterally stiffer than others, they're all equally vertically compliant (or non-compliant):
So if your scranus thinks one set of wheels is smoother than another, apparently it's lying.
Lastly, here's a short news piece about bi-keen in Los Angeles:
And if you needed a reminder why so many drivers suck, here's a guy with a Hyundai who thinks bikes are a problem because he has to open his fucking eyes and pay attention once in awhile:
"Because you always have to make sure you look to the other side because if you're gonna dodge this guy because, um, see you don't wanna do a hit and run? Um, you can also get into a car crash as a result of that."


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A competent financial advisor may be able to save their clients tens of thousands of dollars in college expenses through a fairly straightforward understanding of merit-based scholarships, which we recently wrote about.
But it bears mentioning that an emerging trend would allow consumers of higher education to save hundreds of thousands of dollars, and advisors would be remiss if they were not fully briefed on the rapid changes taking place in online education.
Want a Stanford education without the $59,000-a-year price tag? The growth in massive open online courses (MOOCs) now makes that possible.
Of course, you don't get the on-campus experience with all that that entails—close interaction with teachers and fellow students for some, parties and football games for others—but the ability to learn from world-class experts is now widely available.
More available perhaps than many would think. While many have heard of MOOCs, few probably appreciate how explosive their growth has been.
Dhawal Shah, who while taking one of the first MOOCs from Stanford in 2011, founded Class Central as means of keeping track of the continually expanding menu of online courses, has recently tabulated where we stand two years into the MOOC experience. (Although a Stanford MOOC attracting 160,000 registrants galvanized public attention in 2011, some say the first MOOC, or a precursor MOOC, launched as early as 2006-07).
In an article written for education technology publication EdSurge, Shah summarizes MOOCs' rapid progress: "200+ universities. 1200+ courses. 1300+ instructors. 10 million students."
With 10 million students, why are Americans seemingly less cognizant of the MOOC phenomenon? Consistent data on MOOC demographics is hard to come by, but the single example of the University of Wisconsin—Madison is instructive. Only 23% of participants in its four MOOCs are from the U.S. The rest come from 19 other countries, including Brazil and India.
There are critics of MOOCs, with some preliminary studies suggesting that there are higher dropout rates among MOOC students, who also get lower grades than students in conventional brick-and-mortar colleges and universities.
As for online courses, aptly named start-up Coursera, founded by two Stanford professors, dominates the market, with nearly half of all MOOCs (47%). EdX, which MIT and Harvard launched before U.C. Berkeley and 26 other institutions joined, has 8.3% of the market, followed by third-place Udacity (with 2.8% of the market), whose founders taught the wildly popular Stanford class on artificial intelligence in 2011.
In terms of content, while MOOCs have been largely identified with computer science and engineering, Shah reports that swelling enrollment in humanities MOOCs has made that the largest segment, accounting for 20% of MOOCs, followed by computer science and programming (16%) and business and management (15%).
With all the potential advantages MOOCs offer—predominantly free online college-level courses in a wide and growing range of subjects often taught by renowned experts (the "Ivy League for the masses," as Time put it)—one key drawback has been that they do not, as a group, meet the demand for college degrees.
That shortcoming may become of less and less consequence as the high cost of college together with growing awareness of its educational inadequacy inspire a greater openness to MOOCs. In an op-ed in Friday's Wall Street Journal called "We Pretend to Teach, They Pretend to Learn," one professor laments the credentialist motives of the mass of students whose lack of preparedness he says is being noticed by employers.
Nevertheless, Shah, in his article, says that credentialing may be the big MOOC development of 2014. Many MOOCs are already offering certificates of course completion, but Georgia Tech and Udacity's online master's degree in computer science doubtless suggests that more economical degrees will be part of the near future. And at just $7,000 for a master's degree, financial advisors can now suggest ways to obliterate most of the current cost of college.


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YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea — China called for emergency talks on resolving a crisis on the Korean peninsula on Sunday, and Seoul and Tokyo said they would study the proposal, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries started a massive drill.
Beijing's move to bring the two Koreas to the negotiating table comes after global pressure on China to take a more responsible role in the standoff and try to rein in ally Pyongyang.
China made clear that the talks would not amount to a resumption of six-party disarmament discussions which North Korea walked out of two years ago and declared dead. South Korea said it would carefully consider China's suggestion.
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Both Beijing and Pyongyang have been pressing regional powers to return to talks, in some form or other, for the past few months, in a move analysts say is designed to extract concessions.
China, which agreed with South Korea that the situation was "worrisome," suggested the emergency talks for December among North and South Korea, host China, the United States, Japan and Russia. It did not say whether Pyongyang had agreed to join.
Japan was non-committal. "We want to respond cautiously while cooperating closely with South Korea and the United States," Kyodo news agency quoted Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama as saying.
Beijing has longstanding bonds with Pyongyang, and has sought to shield its small, poor neighbor from a backlash that China fears could draw an even more ferocious reaction from North Korea and dangerously destabilize the region.
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Critics in Washington and other capitals say China's approach amounts to coddling a dangerous nuclear-armed state.
South Korea's marine commander on Saturday vowed "thousand-fold" revenge for the North Korean attack. North Korea said that if there had been civilian deaths, they were "very regrettable," but that South Korea should be blamed for using a human shield.
It also said the United States should be blamed for "orchestrating" the whole sequence of events to justify sending an aircraft carrier to join the maritime maneuvers.
Yonhap new agency in Seoul said North Korea, whose ailing leader, Kim Jong-il, is preparing to hand over power to his youngest son, had moved surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles to frontline areas, days after it shelled Yeonpyeong killing four people. The North's official KCNA news agency warned of retaliatory action if its territory is violated.
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South Korea's Defense Ministry told journalists to leave the island on Sunday because the situation was "bad." Many residents evacuated earlier said they did not want to return.
In Seoul, life carried on normally for the city's more than 10 million residents, with downtown shopping districts jammed with people despite the freezing temperatures, and cafes decked with Christmas decorations doing brisk business.
"I am worried, but not that worried that I need to stay at home," said Eunhye Kim, an usher showing people from a packed theater in the capital. "They don't really want to make war ... there's no gain for either side."
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The around-the-clock exercises, in waters well south of the disputed maritime boundary off the west coast, are being held in the face of misgivings by China and threats of all-out war from North Korea.
The chairman of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly will visit China from Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency said.
China has not taken sides in the conflict and declined to blame North Korea, unlike the United States, for the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel in March.
"We ask that China make a contribution to peace on the Korean peninsula by taking a more fair and responsible position on South-North Korea ties," South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said he had told a visiting Chinese delegation.
Washington says the four-day drill is intended as a deterrent after the worst assault on South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953.
Seoul expects jitters in financial markets to settle in the short term unless North Korea carries out further provocations, Yonhap quoted a senior Finance Ministry official as saying.
The nuclear-powered carrier USS George Washington, which carries 75 warplanes and has a crew of over 6,000, has joined the exercises and will be accompanied by at least four other U.S. warships, an official from U.S. Forces Korea said.Story: McCain: Time to discuss N. Korea 'regime change'
South Korea has deployed three destroyers, frigates and anti-submarine aircraft, Yonhap reported.
The border between North and South Korea is among the world's most heavily fortified, with the peninsula still technically in a state of war because the 1950-53 war ended with a truce, not a peace treaty.
North Korea also disputes the maritime border drawn by U.N. forces at the close of the war, and considers the waters around Yeonpyeong Island — 50 miles from the South Korean port of Incheon but just 7 miles from the North Korean mainland — its territory.
The area has seen several bloody skirmishes, including the sinking of a South Korean warship eight months ago, killing 46 sailors. An international team of investigators concluded that a North Korean torpedo sank the ship, but Pyongyang denies any involvement.
Tuesday's attack on the island, which has military bases as well as a civilian population of 1,300 who mostly make their living from fishing, marked a new level of hostility. Two marines and two civilians were killed, and 18 others wounded, when the North rained artillery on Yeonpyeong in one of the worst assaults since the Korean War.Video: North Korea's dire warnings raise tension (on this page)
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The Defense Ministry said Sunday that journalists must leave Yeonpyeong Island because the "situation is not good."
A ministry official said that a ship will be arranged to evacuate journalists later Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity citing office rules, said other safety measures will be arranged for remaining islanders, rescue workers and local officials on Yeonpyeong Island.
About 380 people, including 28 islanders and 190 journalists, remain on the island on Sunday, according to Incheon city government that governs the island.
The previously planned joint war games launched Sunday by the U.S. and South Korea were sure to heighten the tensions.Slideshow: The life of Kim Jong ll (on this page)
Ships from both countries entered the exercise zone Sunday, an official with South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said on condition of anonymity, citing office rules.
The exercises are being held in waters far south of the disputed maritime boundary.
Washington, which keeps 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect the ally, insists the drills involving the USS George Washington supercarrier are routine and were planned well before last Tuesday's attack. However, North Korea expressed outrage over the Yellow Sea drills.
The nuclear-powered carrier USS George Washington, which carries 75 warplanes and has a crew of over 6,000, will be accompanied by at least four other U.S. warships, an official from U.S. Forces Korea told Reuters.
South Korea has deployed three destroyers, frigates and anti-submarine aircraft, Yonhap news agency reported.
Sunday's burst of artillery fire in North Korea was the second in three days. Authorities briefly ordered residents to evacuate, before recalling the order.
"We got the report that North Korea's artillery batteries were in the 'ready-to fire' posture," police chief Choi Du-gyu said. "So we decided to order residents to evacuate to keep them safe."Video: North Korean propoganda 'last of its kind' (on this page)
North Korea also staged an apparent artillery drill Friday, the guns sounding just as the U.S. military's top commander in the region, Gen. Walter Sharp, was touring Yeonpyeong Island. No shells landed anywhere in South Korean territory.
Last Tuesday's attack reduced dozens of homes on the island to rubble. All but a handful of residents have evacuated to the mainland.
Life went on as normal in the sunny and cold capital, Seoul. In the chic shopping district of Myeondong, tens of thousands jammed the streets looking for bargains and drinking coffee at cafes. There has been no disruption of air and shipping routes.
As monks chanted their morning prayers at Jogye Temple, Shim Jeong-wook, 74, said he didn't think North Korea would attack again, not with a U.S. aircraft carrier group in South Korean waters.
"I don't think North Korea will provoke while the U.S. Navy fleet is in the Yellow Sea," he said. "But who knows what will happen when it leaves?"
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Winter doldrums film journal, Jan.-Feb. 2019
There is never much happening this time of year other than bad weather and the run-up to the Oscars. There can be so-bad-it's-good movies, or surprise gems, or catching up. And of course plenty of cable TV series. (Recently watched among the latter: "The Romanoffs," "Bodyguard," "Peaky Blinders.") Or film series, which include in a month or so Film Comment Selects, the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema and New Directors/New Films at Lincoln Center.
LADY IN THE LAKE Robert Montgomery (1946). It was probably my first experience of film nor, seen when I was eight. You remember this particular Raymond Chandler adaptation because it's shot from Philip Marlowe's POV: the camera is his eyes. When he gets knocked out, the screen goes black. Re-watched on YouTube 29 Dec. 2018.
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE ( Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey 2018). This omnibus animation is wonderful. It takes in many versions of the myth and shows them in many styles. It won Best Animated Film at the Golden Globes, blasphemously, over Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs. It is joyous, bright, and fun, and nobody much was watching it that Sunday because they were crowded into the biggest auditorium for the leaden Aquaman (budget $160-200 million - but Spider-Man isn't cheap; it cost $90 million). I watched some of Aquaman too. I was not thrilled. Metascore, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 87; Metascore, Aquaman,55. Watched 30 Dec. 2018 at Hilltop Century, Richmond, California.
POSTCARDS FROM LONDON (Steve McLean 2018). A posh study of an aspiring too-beautiful-to-be-true rent boy who comes from Essex to London's Soho to be a "raconteur" and then a "muse" but gets stopped in his tracks by "the Stendhal syndrome." A series of theatrical tableaux with precisely intoned dialogue featuring Beach Rats' Harris Dickinson and stealing from Derek Jarman's Caravaggio, it's very pleasing to the eyes but lacks substance. Released at the Quad Cinema in November, now available in video from Strand Releasing. Watched on a Strand screener, twice. TRAILER. Metascore 42 (but see Bilge Eberi's kind review in the NYTimes.)
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (Marielle Heller 2018). This serous drama vehicle for Melissa McCarthy is an adaptation by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty of the memoir of Lee Israel, a New York writer in the early Nineties whose declining career as a literary biographer led her into swindling book and manuscript dealers with forged letters from Dorothy Parker, Noel Coward, and other celebrities. Richard E. Grant is perfect as her seedy HIV-infected accomplice and fellow alcoholic. On the one hand, a great role for McCarthy and the rest of the cast, precise in its details. Some find it hilarious and delightful, but it seemed to me too sordid and sad to see that way. Metacritic 87. Watched at Rialto Elmwood, Berkeley, 4 Jan. 2019.


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Amricano, Asaaib Zada Taboot, Bahaar Ka Akhri Phool, Bhianak Safar, Black Mailler, Chandni Raat Mai Saanp, Commando Boy Ka Faraar, Commando Jub Srinagar Mai Utray, Dehshat Gard, Dehshat Zada, Hatim Taai Africa Mai, Hatim Taai Dilli Mai, Hatim Taai London Mai, Hum Shaheed Honay Gayee Thay, Khalaai Ghari Ka Qaidi, Moat Ki Chalaang, Naag Karachi Mai, Naag Pathar Ban Gaya, Operation Kahota, Pur Israar Nakaab Posh, Purisraar Mandir, Qabar Ka Azaab, Sehra Ka Badal, Shaheed Zinda Hain, Shumshaan, Top Screct Mission, Top Secret Commando Mission, Train Mai Qatal, Who Botal Mai Band Ho Gai, Zanjeerain Toot Rahi Hain, Zonaash, Weeran Jazeera, Hands Up By Commando Series Part 7, Qartaba ki Khamosh, Qatil Sigaar By Commando Series 6, Delhi Action Commando Series Part 5, Kanta Zehrili Larki Commando Series Part 4, Kali Mata kay Naag Commando Series Part 3, Kashmir Kay Sarfarosh Commando Series Part 2, Target Pathankot Commando Series Part 1, Sirinagar kay Sherdil Commandos, Aur Chanar Julty Rahy, Peela Udas Chand, Barish mein Judai, Khazan ka Geet, Naarial ka Phoo, Daastango, Bhyanak Nagri, Weeran Jazeeray, Dastaan Go (Ashfaq Ahmed).


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Православни икониHow to Choose a Paint Color to Improve Your Mood, by Marygrace Murphy. Taken from moneypit.com.
It's a lot less expensive to do interior painting than see a psychologist, but amazingly, the benefits can be the same. Studies show that certain interior paint colors can actually reduce stress and put us in a better mood.
"Repainting is a low-cost way to greatly enhance the appearance of a home," says Debbie Zimmer, spokesperson for the Paint Quality Institute. "And new paint colors can actually have a positive psychological effect."
Certain colors have been shown to evoke specific feelings and emotions. Knowing this ahead of time allows you to make the best color choices.
The tone, or brightness, of a color should always be factored into color choice. Brighter tones invigorate, while those that are muted ("toned down") tend to be more relaxing.
If your life is very stressful, you might want to repaint the rooms where you rest and relax – the family room and bedroom, for example – in a pale blue or soft green. Studies show that these colors can be very calming. If you want to create an environment that is soothing but still warm and cozy, use a color like taupe or brown.
If, on the other hand, you want to inject some energy into your surroundings, consider using yellow paint. Like splashes of sunshine, yellow walls can lift your spirits and brighten your outlook.
Apricot, cinnamon, and tangerine are also energizing colors. But be careful with reds and burgundies: These colors can literally increase heartbeat and arouse passion. Not good for the room where you pay your bills!
A do-it-yourselfer can repaint almost any room for well under $100. And that's using the best quality paint, something that Zimmer strongly advocates.
"Top quality 100% acrylic latex paints cost more than ordinary paint, but they offer the best value," she says. "They last longer and continue to look fresh over time."
So if you're feeling blue, think about repainting your walls. It will cost very little, but will likely give a big lift to your mood!


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Bringing the Beast Back
Circle Track has compiled the Top 15 engine-tuning tips from three leading builders to help you get that car running right at the track.
It is easy enough for us to tell you to send your engine back to the builder when it is not running quite right. But thats not always an option. Of course, there will be times when you absolutely need to send the motor back to the engine builder catastrophic failure or anything remotely close would probably be one of those times. However, when it comes to tuning the engine at the beginning of the season, or freshening it up midseason, Circle Track is here to help.
This months Tech Focus is obviously about engine timing, jetting, rebuilding, and tuning. Circle Track spoke to several engine experts across the country to see what they had to say about engine tuning. We received so many great ideas that we had to narrow it down to the top 15.
Our first four tips are from engine- builder Dannie Cox. Cox is owner and operator of Cox Race Engines out of Ramseur, North Carolina, and has 25 years of experience building engines for short track cars, as well as drag and street performance. With his engines, he has racked up multiple track championships, including one Hooters Pro Cup Championship.
1 Most Saturday night short track engines are equipped with some type of Holley-brand carburetor. Whether it is a two-barrel or a four-barrel, both will need the same attention. In my experience, I have found that racing fuel will make the gasket between the metering block and the carburetor housing swell enough to change the fuel curve the engine sees. That is why you want to replace it and the bowl gasket with new ones.
The first thing you want to do is remove the four bowl screws. This will allow you to remove both the bowl and the metering block. While you have the bowl removed, it is wise to replace the power valve with a new one of the same number. This can be done with a 1-inch wrench.
Blowing through the holes in the metering block with compressed air is always a good idea too. When I have done this, the drivers always say that it really helps the throttle response.
2 Many Saturday night Street Stock cars are required to run stock-appearing valvesprings. These valves come from companies such as K-Motion, Comp Cams, Crower, and Isky and are 1 inches in diameter, 110 pounds, with a seat pressure of 250 pounds over the nose, depending on the lift. Heat by high rpm or water temperature is by far the major downfall of these valvesprings. If the engine has been run hot or at high rpm, the springs should be changed at midseason.
To change the valvesprings, remove all of the spark plugs and valve covers, as well as all of the rocker arms. Shoot compressed air into one cylinder at a time. Here at the shop, we use KDs tool #912 which costs less than $20, to remove the keepers, then the springs. This may sound like a lot of trouble, however, keep in mind with todays aggressive cams and the maximum amount of spring pressure you are running with a 1-inch new spring, youre probably over-running the valvetrain at around 6,400 rpm.
3 Midseason is also a good time to check the distributor. To do this, you want to put the engine at top-dead center and place a mark for the distributor housing down to the intake. Be sure to make a mental note of the direction of the rotor button for reinstallation. Then you want to remove the distributor and inspect the gear for excessive wear. Next, look carefully at the roll pin that holds the gear. What you want to look for is lost motion, or any wear around the pin.
Moving to the top of the distributor, you want to check for shaft wear or lost motion. Again, be sure to inspect the cap and rotor button for cracks or wear. Once you have inspected these components, remove the rotor button. Next youll want to check your weights and springs for excessive wear. If there is any rust, lubricate them with light oil. Be careful to check the weights at maximum extension to be sure that the stop is not worn. If it is worn, it will allow the weights to sling upward. This can lead to an increase in total timing and break rotor buttons. Be sure to replace any parts as needed, reinstall the distributor, and set the timing. (See Setting Engine Timing)
4 Many times, an overlooked part on an average Saturday night race car is the battery and charging system. You want to be sure to always check the water level and connections, as well as the general appearance of the battery externally.
Some race cars that run short features, such as 25 to 30 laps, can get by without an alternator. I personally do not recommend this. The argument here is of the additional weight and horsepower loss when you run with an alternator. In my experience, I have seen that a car running without an alternator at less than 12 volts is hurting the power too. If youre still in doubt, check your battery voltage immediately after the racealways make sure that the engine is grounded to the frame.
Billy Smith of RPM Engine Development in Tempe, Arizona, contributed our next set of tips. RPM Engine Development specializes in oval track, sprint car, and Indy Racing League engines. Stevie Smith, of the World of Outlaws, along with SCRA and USAC driver J.J. Yeley, and Jacques Lazier of the IRL all run RPM engines.
5 One of the first things you want to do is create an accurate baseline tuning setup before you begin any performance tuning. This includes ignition timing, jetting, fuel pressure, and valve lash setting. By doing this, you always have something to go back to if problems arise and youre not sure what they are.
Along with the baseline setup, you want to make any performance tuning changes at a similar track and under similar conditions that you made your baseline setup. For example, if you created your baseline setup at 1,100 feet of elevation on an 80 degree day with 20 percent humidity, you dont want to make any major tuning changes for performance at a 6,000-foot elevation track on a 50 degree day with 90 percent humidity and expect the same results.
6 For performance tuning you should have the proper distributor wrench, accurate timing light, vacuum gauge, stop watch, fuel-pressure gauge, spare jets and power valves (if using a carburetor), spark plug reader, fresh spark plugs, and the necessary hand tools. The necessary hand tools would include items such as: a plug wrench, screwdrivers, wrenches, and a pair of heat resistant glovesamong other needed tools.
7 Always remember to set up your spark plug wrench at the shop or garage before you get to the track. If the car is equipped with headers, there is nothing worse than fighting a spark plug socket/wrench that barely fits over the spark plugs and can only be turned 1/8 of a turn at a time.
8 If you are fine-tuning to the point where you are reading the spark plugs, it can only be done accurately by installing a fresh set after the engine has already been warmed up. The best way to go about doing this is to warm the engine first, and then change to a clean set of plugs. After you have changed the plugs, go out and run about three laps. You want to make sure that you shut the engine off cleanmeaning shut if off on the back or front straightawaynot in the turn. Once you have done that, pull the plugs and read them. (See Setting Engine Timing for more information on plug reading.)
9 If you have an engine that runs on methanol, and you think the engine water temperature is running too cold, never lean the engine out to increase the water temperature. I have seen quite a few new drivers do this and it has always led to burned plugs, valves, and pistons. Many new drivers believe that if the engine is running too cold, then it must be too rich. This is not always the case.
10 Do not go too far astray from the cam manufacturer specs on the valve lash settings. Tighten or loosen them on a mechanical or roller cam onlynot with a hydraulic camand only a few thousandths at a time. This usually makes a bigger difference than most realize.
11 A good way to check if your cam is too small is to install higher-ratio rocker arms. This is also a cheap way to make the engine think it is running a bigger cam. The best way to go about doing this is to try one side at a timemeaning do the rockers first and then go to the exhaust.
If the engine responds well to the rocker arm ratio change, you may want to try a slightly larger cam on the next rebuild. Be sure to call your cam manufacturer and inform them of the testing you have done, and they can help you make the best selection.
12 Always begin the season with fresh partscarburetor, engine components, fuel system, and ignition system. Everything should be fresh and ready to go by the first race of the season. Having fresh parts in the beginning of the season saves you from having to send components out to be rebuilt midseason when you do not have the time to have it done properly.
James Lyle of Lyle Speed Automotive Center in Maysville, Georgia, has come up with a midseason check list and tune-up that will help keep your racer running right the whole season.
13 During the midseason, you want to be sure to do an engine compression check; making sure the engine cylinder pressures are all about equal in reading.
14 Check your valvespring pressure. You want to make sure the spring pressure is still within 15 percent of installation pressure, and that you do not have more than 10 percent separation form spring to spring. If you have more than 10 percent separation in the springs, replace them with springs of the correct installed height.
If the spring pressure is correct when you check it, re-adjust the valves to cam specifications. Be sure to check that the valve setting is not too loose or too tight. Either instance could lead to engine failure. If you do find the valve setting is too loose or tight, find out what the cause is.
Once youve completed the task, replace the valve cover, remember not to overtighten the bolts, and do not use any silicone as gasket sealer on the gasket surface.
15 When you are checking your distributor components for wear, also check all spark wires for hot spots and cracks in the insulation. Replace these as needed. You also want to replace your spark plugs with plugs of the correct heat range and spark gap.
Other Tips to Remember
Only change one thing at a time.
Tune your engine from your own experiences. What other guys are doing is not necessarily what is correct for your car.
Dont try any major performance tuning during the race. There is never enough time. Performance tuning and creating a baseline should be done during the off season or a practice session.


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The 29th annual Green River Festival happens again this year on July 10th-13th, 2015… and Hilltown Families has two pairs of weekend tickets to giveaway! With a pair of tickets, and free admittance for children ten and under, two adults can take a gaggle of kids and plan on spending the day at this great western Massachusetts music festival! Tickets do not including parking or food.
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Whip Hoyer, Rep. Roe Re-introduce Bipartisan Bill for School Access to Emergency Epinephrine
WASHINGTON D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) introduced the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act today. The bipartisan bill encourages states to adopt policies that increase access to epinephrine to protect students who are at risk of fatal food-induced anaphylaxis, a systemic allergic reaction. Whip Hoyer and Rep. Roe previously introduced a bill to expand access to emergency epinephrine in schools during the 112th Congress.
The School Access to Epinephrine Act creates an incentive for states to stock epinephrine injectors and permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine to students believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction. The bill also requires states to review their own civil liability protection laws to determine whether those laws provide adequate protection to trained school personnel who aid students in an emergency.
"As a grandfather of a child with a severe food allergy, I'm pleased to introduce legislation today that will make a difference for the nearly six million children in our country whom suffer from food allergies," said Whip Hoyer. "The quick-acting nature of many food allergies can be life-threatening, which is why Rep. Roe and I have introduced this bill that will expand access to epinephrine injectors in our schools and help ensure that school personnel can quickly respond in the event of an emergency allergic reaction. I'm hopeful Congress will take action on this bipartisan legislation that will help save lives, and I thank Rep. Roe for partnering with me on this important issue."
"I am proud to introduce the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act because this important legislation could save lives," said Rep. Roe. "According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, roughly one in 13 kids under age 18 have at least one food allergy. A systemic allergic reaction can kill within minutes. To prevent a fatal outcome, we need to make epinephrine pens available in our schools. You can never be too careful when protecting the a life of a child and this legislation will ensure we're taking every precaution we can to ensure children are safe should they have an allergic reaction at school. I want to thank Rep. Steny Hoyer for his support of and work on this bill."
"We hope to see all 50 states enact laws that will help protect students by ensuring that life-saving medication is available at schools in case of anaphylactic emergencies, and this bill would help make this a reality," said John Lehr, CEO of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). "We are thankful for the leadership and support of Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Phil Roe (R-TN), who have recognized the need for this critical legislation."
This legislation has the endorsement of Food Allergy Research & Education; the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine.


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Most of us probably think of sperm as rather active little cells, swimming with quick movements of their "tail" or flagella. But actually sperm's motility is in fact short lived. When in the male reproductive tract they have to rest easy, lest they wear themselves out prematurely and give up any chance of ever finding an egg.
Scientists have long known that sperm's activity level depends on their internal pH. And now -- after many years of looking - researchers reporting in the February 5th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have finally found the channel that allows the tiny cells to rid themselves of protons. Once in the female reproductive tract, that proton release changes their internal environment from acidic to alkaline and begins their race to the finish line.
The findings offer new insight into a critical event in human fertilization and may lead to new ways of controlling male fertility, according to the researchers.
"The concentration of protons inside the [sperm] cell is 1,000 times higher than outside," said Yuriy Kirichok of the University of California, San Francisco. "If you just open a pore, protons will go outside. We identify the molecule that lets them out."
Kirichok likens the quiescent sperm cells to balloons inflated with protons instead of air. If you open a hole in the sperm, protons will readily flow out. In fact, each sperm's flagellum is covered in many so-called Hv1 proton channels, they show. When the channels are activated by external cues, the flood gates open and protons escape from many pores at once.
Kirichok said there are many conditions that open up the Hv1 pore, including alkaline conditions and the removal of zinc outside the cell. They also open when exposed to the endocannabinoid known as anandamide, a substance that is present in both the male and female reproductive tracts and that may be at particularly high levels in the vicinity of the egg.
That raises an interesting possibility, Kirichok said. Endocannabinoids are natural lipids that influence the activity of neurons. They are so named because they act on the same receptors that the active component of marijuana does. It remains to be shown, but that connection might explain why marijuana has been linked to impaired male fertility.
"Marijuana likely activates sperm prematurely, leaving them burnt out in a matter of hours," Kirichok said.
Perhaps most importantly, the newly discovered Hv1 channel may allow for new ways to modify the activity of sperm in either direction, Kirichok said. In fact, many key biochemical reactions in sperm depend on intracellular pH levels, including its initial activation, hyperactivation once near the fallopian tubes and the acrosome reaction, in which enzymes are released to penetrate the egg.
"All of these events are essential to fertilization," Kirichok said. "You can imagine now that we know the molecule responsible we could block it to prevent activation and fertilization as a kind of male contraception." On the other hand, you might also give some sperm the extra boost they need.
The researchers include Polina V. Lishko, Inna L. Botchkina, Andriy Fedorenko, and Yuriy Kirichok, at University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.


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Amp Up Your Body and Mind Outdoors
Aug 25, 2015 03:32AM
By Family Features
It's no secret that spending time outdoors is good for your health and well-being. From taking in fresh air during a walk through the park to taking advantage of the outdoor recreation facilities in your community, getting outside does a body good.
In the context of the nation's obesity epidemic, parks and recreation spaces provide outlets for Americans to have much-needed physical activity with swimming pools, bike trails and various sports fields. Some communities even feature parks with amenities to encourage year-round use, such as plazas that feature ice skating rinks in the winter.
Beyond the mental health benefits associated with physical activity, spending time outdoors is good for the body, as well. Countless studies show the health benefits of nature when people who have been suffering from stress, sickness, or a trauma can spend quiet contemplative time in gardens or take to the mountains or woods to heal. In some communities, particularly in urban and low-income areas, playgrounds afford the only interaction many children have with nature.
People who live in communities that are walkable, have access to bike trails, and are near parks and green space have higher levels of health than those in communities lacking those amenities, according to Dr. Richard J. Jackson, former director of the National Center for Environmental Health and star of the PBS series "Designing Healthy Communities."
What you may not realize is that significant work and planning goes into creating outdoor spaces that promote physical and mental well-being. Landscape architects help communities maximize opportunities for daily exercise like walking and biking, as well as places that optimize mental and physical restoration, such as therapeutic gardens.
Consider these tips to make the most of the active living designs, such as parks and plazas, in your community:
- Mix up your routine so you take advantage of fresh scenery. Choose the path lined with trees shimmering their autumn colors or take a route that lets you appreciate the late season blooms in a manicured flower bed.
- Get fit by exploring. The park closest to home may be most convenient, but venturing out to discover new outdoor recreation areas is a great way to keep active while enjoying a daily dose of nature.
- Blend education and activity. Learning about the animals, such as birds, and all the vegetation that inhabit your favorite park makes it rewarding to enrich the body and the mind.
- Think outside the box – box building, that is. Many parks and community centers offer outdoor versions of classes traditionally held inside. Yoga, aerobics, swimming, even group walks are possibilities worth exploring.
- Remember to practice smart hydration: protect the environment by carrying a refillable water bottle that lets you keep thirst at bay and your body temperature in check.
To learn more about how landscape architects design the environment to work for you, visit asla.org/design.
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Photo of slide: ASLA 2009 Honor Award. Teardrop Park, New York City, by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc. Photo by Nilda Cosco, Natural Learning Initiative, College of Design, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
Photo of school: ASLA 2011 Honor Award. Manassas Park (Virginia) Elementary School Landscape by Siteworks. Photo by Siteworks.


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In this excerpt from his new book The Ravenous Brain, neuroscientist Daniel Bor explores how a brain injury reveals the truth about human consciousness.
On the night of Thursday, May 8, 1997, my father had a stroke. When I visited him in the hospital, I felt profoundly disturbed by what I witnessed. This sluggish, exhausted man in front of me looked like my father, but I knew, deep down, that he wasn't.
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There were disconcerting clues that betrayed this impostor: He had effectively reverted from a sharp, responsible man into a confused child. Even more bizarrely, his attitude toward me would radically alter depending on whether I sat on the right or left side of his bed. When I sat on his right, he would take an interest in me, and we'd have a semi-coherent conversation. When I went instead to his left, it was as though I wasn't in the room. He simply wasn't aware of my presence.
From the first painful glimpse of my father's fractured consciousness, I understood how vital and fundamental this field is, and soon after I began to carry out research into how the brain generates our experiences.
There is nothing more important to us than our own awareness. We see the breathtaking beauty of snowcapped mountains, the exhilarating grace and speed of a cheetah on a hunt. We fall in love, or experience the joy of our child's first smile. All these, and everything else we care about, are conscious events. If none of these events were conscious, if we weren't conscious to experience any of them, we'd hardly consider ourselves alive-at least not in any way that matters.
When I'm reveling in a glowing pleasure, or even if I'm enduring a sharp sadness, I always sense that behind everything there is the privilege and passion of experience. Our consciousness is the essence of who we perceive ourselves to be. It is the citadel for our senses, the melting pot of thoughts, the welcoming home for every emotion that pricks or placates us. For us, consciousness simply is the currency of life.
But what actually is it? In The Ravenous Brain, I argue that consciousness is that choice mental space dedicated to innovation, a key component of which is the discovery of deep patterns within the contents of our awareness. This allows us to take great strides in every intellectual field we explore, as we weave a vast tapestry of meaning inside us. One consequence of this patient, piecemeal endeavor is that when we spot a chair, we don't see it according to its basic sensory features. Instead, we unavoidably recognize it as a chair, and immediately have access to a pyramid of meaning relating to this one object-what forms chairs take, what functions they serve, and so on. In fact, as we gaze around our world, we ineluctably view each component of the scene via the dense filter of the structure of knowledge we've acquired throughout our lives. Every single object on which we cast our eyes triggers a conscious wave of understanding, its own pyramid of meaning.
Consciousness concerns itself only with the most meaningful mental constructions and is ever hungry to build new patterns over existing architectures. To help in this aim, it itches to combine and compare any objects in our awareness. How the brain supports consciousness closely mirrors these functions. Those specialist regions of the cortex that manage the processing endpoints of our senses-for instance, areas involved in recognizing faces, rather than merely the colors and textures that constitute a face-furnish our awareness with its specific content. But there is also a network of our most advanced general-purpose regions that directly draws in all manner of content from these specialist regions. This is the core network, incredibly densely connected together, both internally and across major regions throughout the brain. In this inner core, multiple sources of meaningful, potentially highly structured information are combined by ultra-fast brain rhythms. And this, neurally speaking, is how and where consciousness arises.
Our awareness gives us incredible gifts of understanding, though there is a heavy price to pay for such a vast consciousness. The organ that has grown so large and complex in order to support the amazing innovation machine of human consciousness is intensely fragile. We are especially prone to serious brain injury, which can persistently rob us of awareness. Thankfully, though, many new techniques are arising to diagnose the levels of awareness that may still secretly reside in brain-damaged patients. Extensions of this research are beginning to offer us a chance to "hear" these patients, just by reading their brain signals, and for them to communicate with the outside world. Some emerging methods may even allow us to restore some degree of consciousness to patients in which it is clear that awareness is tragically absent as a result of injury.
Cases where severe brain injury leads to a persistent twilight of awareness are, thankfully, relatively rare. Unfortunately, though, the fragility of the human brain manifests very commonly, in more subtle forms. For optimum consciousness to occur, a complex interplay of various brain chemicals and activity between regions must be balanced just right. Some people have genes that make brain instabilities likely, and much of the population can be repeatedly battered by life's stressful events, which further strains their intricate neural machinery. The result can easily be mental illness, a pandemic that gets far less focus than it deserves.
But vital new clues in both understanding and treatment are arising, with almost all psychiatric conditions being repainted in terms of disorders of awareness. Various techniques that literally expand and reinvigorate consciousness are being successfully applied to almost all psychiatric patient groups. However, this is not just the story of what consciousness is, and when it breaks down, but how we can apply this knowledge to aid our daily lives. For instance, many of these awareness building approaches could just as easily be adopted by all of us, both to reduce the daily weight of stress we endure and to enable us to view the world more directly, with fresh eyes. And, in time, we can learn tenderly to nurture a consciousness that is quiet, open, and ready to discover many beautiful new patterns around us.
Excerpted with permission from The Ravenous Brain: How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning, by Daniel Bor. Available from Basic Books, a member of The Perseus Books Group. Copyright © 2012.


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PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (July 10, 2013) Area students recently completed the Summer Language Experience, an intensive program of Chinese study at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Now in its second year, this two-week, 60-hour program for high school students was led by instructor Anliu "Susan" Yin who also shared cultural insights about China and its people.
"The opportunity for teens to study a critical-need language is nothing short of life-changing," said Tammy Gharbi, program coordinator of the Foreign Language Instructional Center. "In today's workforce, persons with foreign language skills---especially Chinese---are in very high demand."
The Foreign Language Instructional Center is a Title III, Part B program from the U.S. Department of Education. It is part of UMES' Department of English & Modern Languages.
This is the last week to register for the Arabic Summer Language Experience, which runs July 29-Aug. 9. Call 410-651-6543 for more information or visitwww.umes.edu/FLIC.
Pictured from left are: (front row)Hannah Honick, Kerrah Brown, Instructor Susan Yin, Ivanna Pena, Jamie Gittelman, Jocelyn Elmore (back row)Katie Gill, Thomas Majors, Jordan Hughes and Jacob Mullen.


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Be authentic. What does that even mean, anyway? Not a whole hell of a lot, according to Stephanie Rosenbloom in this Sunday's New York Times. The word, she says, has been watered down to the point of meaninglessness, like so many white wine spritzers. Everyone from Anderson Cooper to Sarah Ferguson to Katie Couric to Michelle Bachmann to the Pope have claimed the descriptor, generally while in the service of selling themselves. (Sales. What's more inauthentic than that?)
And, as Rosenbloom's piece points out and as we've written before, we're complicit in this faux-thenticity, too. Think about your Facebook profile–and now imagine what it would look like if it were truly authentic. Take mine, for example: instead of that cute profile pic of me smiling broadly in New Orleans alongside a status update alluding to a highbrow day of writing, my pic might show me sitting at my computer, in the chair I've spent so much time in, I've literally worn the finish off of it. And if I were to be authentic about it, today's status update–rather than being glamorous, pithy, or intelligent–might read: Unshowered. Writer's block. Dining on a spoonful of peanut butter. Had I documented my status last night, I would have seemed the epitome of uncool, when my neighbor's band practice inspired not my admiration of his creativity or his nascent musical skills, but a lengthy debate on whether or not to call the cops. (I didn't. Score another one for inauthenticity. They were more terrible than they were loud–and they were window-rattlingly loud.)
Writing in the New York Times Magazine, Peggy Orenstein once confessed that, while spending some glorious time with her little girl listening to E.B. White reading Trumpet of the Swan, a nasty thought intruded: How will I tweet this? She admits that the tweet she decided on ("Listening to E.B. White's Trumpet of the Swan with Daisy. Slow and sweet.") was "not really about my own impressions. It was about how I imagined—and wanted—others to react to them."
Marketing folks might say we're branding ourselves in our profile pictures, our status updates, our tweets. We say that maybe we're feeding the iconic self, the self-image we've constructed, which, in ways big and small, is the face of our great expectations. (She's kind of a tyrant, too.) So why do we do it? Are we so desperate for approval that we'd rather pretend to be someone else than our, ahem, authentic self? Women, after all, are raised to be pleasers. Do we feel guilty about veering off the pre-approved path? Where did we become convinced that the faux is any more acceptable than the real? And why, oh why, do we so readily buy into the idea that the images everyone else is presenting are any more real than our own?
Why is it so hard to embrace the idea that, as Wavy Gravy–he of LSD and ice cream fame–put it, we're all just bozos on the bus, so we might as well sit back and enjoy the ride?
…which is well and good in theory, but who wants to admit to being a bozo? We have images to uphold! And whatever your role, the performance is remarkably similar. Someone asks how you're doing; you say fine. You ask her; she says fine. Fine, then! We worry what other people think (though we'd never admit it), and, of course, we want to be happy, confident, competent, and successful. So we pretend we are. And, compounding the issue is the fact that the happy, confident, competent, successful self is the self everyone else shows to us, too, which compels us to keep our dirty little secret under even deeper wraps. If she (and she and she) has it together, what the hell is the matter with me??
It's the open secret Rumi wrote about (and to which Elizabeth Lesser makes beautiful reference here), yet, centuries later, we still feel compelled to keep. And that's understandable. Who wants to admit to being afraid, uncertain, overwhelmed, clumsy, neurotic, or prone to saying the wrong thing? The thing is, though, all of those things are part of the human condition–and those things and the good things aren't mutually exclusive. And so why should claiming them be a negative? On the contrary: I think there's a promise of something pretty awesome that comes when we're able to own it all. The sky doesn't fall, but, like the curtain hiding the Wizard of Oz, the blinders do.
And then what might we see? Well, for one thing, maybe a willingness to own our complex, dualistic, not always delightful but utterly human nature can make our choices a little bit clearer. With no one to impress, no images to uphold, we've got a lot less to factor in. There's a freedom there. And power, too: because when we are willing to come out of the I'm Fine! closet, maybe our friends will join us. And that, I'd bet, would make for one hell of a party.


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A Qatari man has been sentenced to life in a West Australian prison for the "ferocious" stabbing murder of his love rival.
Mohammed Ahmed Almansouri, 39, stabbed Texan Ken Horack 14 times in a frenzied attack on August 4, 2011, ending a fatal love triangle that had spanned three continents.
Three of the wounds were fatal on their own.
Almansouri was convicted of the jealously-fuelled murder after a Supreme Court of WA trial in November last year.
A failed defence argument had centred on self defence.
Sentencing Almanousri on Friday, Supreme Court Justice Lindy Jenkins accepted he had not set out to murder Mr Horack.
She found his desire to seriously wound had been "short lived" had "somewhat provoked" by Mr Horack who prayed on Almansouri's insecurity about his relationship with the man both of them loved.
Mr Horack had been in a relationship with Ben Campbell, also from Texas for 17 years before his tragic end.
Mr Campbell travelled to Qatar for work in 2009 where he met Almansouri and the pair formed a relationship.
Although both of Mr Campbell's lovers were aware of each other, they each become increasingly insecure and jealous, Justice Jenkins said.
When Mr Campbell relocated to Perth in June 2011 Almansouri had followed and helped him set up a Barker Road unit in Subiaco.
Almansouri was meant to have returned to Qatar before July 27 when Mr Horack arrived from Texas, but he had changed his flights.
The three men lived in the unit for nine days before tensions between Mr Horack and Almansouri spilled into a fatal confrontation.
The night before, the three had sat down together at the request of Mr Almansouri in a failed attempt to resolve issues with the living arrangement.
"As supposedly mature adults one of you if not all of you should have had the sense to terminate the living arrangement," Justice Jenkins said.
The following night the Qatari man exploded upon seeing a new photograph of Mr Horack and Mr Campbell in the unit's living room, the court heard.
"Whatever Mr Horack did on this evening it did in no way justify your fatal attack on him," Justice Jenkins said.
Mr Campbell wrote in a victim impact statement that he had been traumatised by losing his partner of 17 years at the hands of his other boyfriend.
"He has lost his long term partner and his new partner will be spending a long time in a prison in a foreign country," Justice Jenkins said.
Almansouri will serve a minimum of 15 years and faces "inevitable" deportation once released.
Rania is a health reporter at The Age.


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Describes family's escape from occupied France to the "zone libre" (free zone) in the south of France [Interview: 1990]
As prewar antisemitism intensified, Hessy's family fled from Germany to Paris, France. France fell to the German army in June 1940. Hessy's family was smuggled into the "zone libre" (free zone) in southern France. The family received a US visa in 1941, but was unable to leave before the visa expired and could not obtain an extension. In 1942, the family obtained visas to enter Cuba, where they settled before immigrating to the United States in 1949.
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While the rest of the Angry Birds spend their days desperately trying to recover their stolen young from their piggy adversaries, one has apparently decided he'd rather skip off to North America to play ice hockey. NHL HockeyBird is a bit of a dick.
I'm sure his devil-may-care attitude will play well in NHL Stadium Series venues. He'll appear on jumbo screens to play mini-games, harnessing state-of-the-art sound sensing technology that translates the roar of the crowd into a performance-enhancing drug. It's voice-activation on a massive scale.
"NHL HockeyBird shares many of the NHL values: passion, toughness, courage, sacrifice, honor, teamwork, respect, and commitment", said Peter Vesterbacka, CMO of Rovio Entertainment via official press release. "NHL HockeyBird likes to play hard and fair, and has a courageous, never-give-up attitude – something we call 'sisu' up here in Finland."
Sure, those sounds like NHL player qualities. Why not? Maybe don't call them "Sisu" though, if you value your teeth.
HockeyBird will be making his stadium debut tomorrow at the Kings-Ducks game in Los Angeles, followed by appearances in New York January 26 and 29, Chicago March 1, and Vancouver on March 2. During the month of February he'll be busy posing for the avalanche of marketing tie-ins and souvenir collectibles planned to coincide with the irresponsible chasing of his hockey dream.


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Who is hired specifically to get under the skin of other players. He is a goon. He is a prick. He has been called out for making racist comments about African Americans/Canadians and French Canadians. And now, he is without a doubt the worst piece of sh*t motherf*cker to ever put on a hockey uniform and call his sad self an athlete.
You wondered why I hate on Sean Avery???
Sean Avery scrapped with Maple Leaf Darcy Tucker on Saturday night. Darcy isn't exactly ever going to win the NHL's Miss Congeniality contest. But this time, on this occasion, Darcy's fury was extra pronounced.
Word on the street now from a well known Toronto broadcaster who spoke to Avery's teammate – a player for the New York Rangers – is that Darcy flew off the handle when Sean allegedly insulted Maple Leaf Jason Blake, who is battling cancer this season and who is SOLDIERING THROUGH THE CONDITION ON THE ICE!!!
What kind of dumb f&ck???
Needless to say, Darcy lost his sh*t.
Sean is now being called to the league's disciplinary office to account for his actions.
He is dating Mary Kate Olsen. He has already dated Elisha Cuthbert. And HE apparently dumped HER – pictured here in the past.
Why isn't Sean Avery dating Hollywood Ebola Paris Hilton? They would be perfect for each other.
Thanks EB for the tip!
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Build Your Own Guitar Cab
Want to build your own guitar speaker cab? Here's some useful information...
September 16, 2011
Primarily, the cabinet is a convenient way of housing the speaker, so it should be solidly built to ensure no joint vibration (unpleasant buzzing), and be strong enough to withstand hard use. After all guitar speakers are quite heavy and amplifiers that sit on top of guitar cabs are even heavier.
Guitar cabs aren't built to provide bass extension like a PA box might, but they do perform an "acoustic" function. If the driver were used without any cabinet at all, the sound coming from the rear of the unit would cancel out some of the sound coming from the front, thereby reducing the amount of bass heard. Enclosing the the speaker inside a cabinet reduces this effect resulting in a truer bass performance that is neither enhanced nor attenuated.
For illustrative purposes, a basic design for a 2x10 or 1x12 open back cabinet is shown here. To build a cabinet like this we would recommended the use of 15mm plywood with number 10 screws positioned no more than 150mm (6") apart.
Panel joints can be simple butt-joints, screwed and glued, with reinforcing battens (you can use more sophisticated joints if your woodworking skills are up to it!) Whatever joint type you use, it is important that the whole thing is both airtight and secure.
The drivers can be mounted to the front or the back of the baffle. Front mounting makes a very simple job of dropping the speaker in or out of the cabinet. In either case it's preferable to use mounting bolts and T-nuts to fix the driver to the baffle.
There is a wide range of speaker cabinet accessories available from specialist suppliers. Fitted carefully so as not to weaken the box or create air leaks; wheels, handles, grilles and corners all add to convenience and durability.
In summary:
- Plywood or real wood construction is preferable
- Strong, rigid construction means no buzzes or rattles
- Size is not critical
- Ensure the speaker is adequately mounted and protected
- Avoid air leaks if using sealed box construction
We do not advise mixing different impedances of driver within the same cabinet. This can lead to uneven power sharing between speakers, causing one speaker to be overdriven and damaged, while the other is underdriven.
Thiele Small parameters are useful for controlling the low frequency response of sealed or ported cabinet systems by changing the cabinet internal volume, and port dimensions. However they are of severely limited use when designing a guitar speaker cabinet.
- Electric guitar speakers do not reproduce 'low' frequencies (the low E string of a lead guitar has a fundamental of 82Hz) and so the frequencies at which Thiele Small parameters have significance are mostly below the operating range.
- Also, the parameters are measured at very small signal levels. Guitar speakers become non linear at very low levels compared to other types of speaker, greatly reducing the significance of Thiele Small parameters in actual speaker use. Using the Thiele Small parameters of a typical guitar speaker, you will find that halving or doubling the cabinet size makes minimal difference to the response.
- They have no relevance to open back cabinets.
- Guitar speakers are not recommended for use in ported cabinets (as the increase in cone excursion below the tuning frequency can cause the thin paper edge of the cone to tear).
The cabinet size, shape and construction are of far higher significance than the internal volume. Cabinet design using Thiele Small parameters ignores these most fundamental aspects. Important factors include the material you make the cabinet from, the panel sizes and shapes, how they are joined, how the cabinet is finished, the mounting of the speaker, etc. These, not Thiele Small parameters are the critical factors in the design and ultimately the sound of a guitar speaker cabinet.